Clos du Mont-Olivet Cotes du Rhone Blanc 2023 REDBURGUNDYROUNDUP and Clairette vines

and Clairette vines

Almost entirely whole-cluster fermentation

2019 is one of the great recent Southern Rhône vintages

From a single Serra de' Conti hillside farmed organically and biodynamically

Clos du Mont-Olivet Cotes du Rhone Blanc 2023 REDBURGUNDYROUNDUP and Clairette vinesClos du Mont Olivet is one of the great old guard estates of Chateauneuf du Pape, run by the Sabon family across multiple generations. Their Cotes du Rhone Blanc is the accessible expression a southern Rhone white blend of Grenache Blanc, Clairette, Viognier, Bourboulenc and Roussanne grown on stony soils outside the appellation proper, vinified mostly in tank to keep the focus on freshness and texture. It drinks with the kind of effortless charm that